cumming of age

Yesterday was a very neat experience for me. Three of my high school students had the opportunity to play in a master class for Jeff Nelsen, Dale Clevenger and Rick Seraphinoff, all teaching together! I was incredibly proud of their bravery and persistence in the class, and thought they did a great job presenting themselves. At one point I thought about the fact that there were several generations of students and teachers in the room: Jeff studied with Mr. Clevenger, I studied with Jeff (and Mr. Clevenger), and the high school students studied with me. Yet all the generations had a chance to work together, and I think that was a very special learning opportunity, and I truly enjoyed being both student and teacher in that situation! The master class was arranged by Don Krause as part of the first Bloomington Horns A Plenty Christmas. It was a neat event and a great way to start the holiday season. Hoping that everyone has a wonderful Christmas, and safe travels wherever they might go!